Lamp-burner attachment.



H. G. LYNG.

LAMP BURNER ATTAUHMENT. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 26, 1909.

Patented June 14,1910.

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HILMEN C. LYNG, OF FORT BENTON, MONTANA.

LAMP-BURNER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 26, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

Serial No. 509,544.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HILMEN C. LYNG,

citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Benton, in the county ofChouteau and State of Montana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lamp- Burner Attachments, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a device adapted to be attached to the burnersof lamps or like constructions, enabling the burner to be lightedwithout removing the chimney therefrom, the device comprising a base, aportion on which a match may be scratched inside the lamp chimney, and ashield covering an opening in the lamp chimney, made for the purpose ofinserting a match.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to behad to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a lantern with my attachment thereon;Fig. 2 is a plan view of the chimney-supporting plate of a lantern withmy attachment applied thereto, the chimney being in section; Fig. 3 is afragmentary side elevation of the burner and chimney base of a lantern,my device being in section; and, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of mydevice enlarged.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

Referring to the figures, 2 designates a lantern of any usual orordinary construction having a chimney-supporting diaphragm -3 such asis ordinarily used on lanterns. 4 designates the chimney of the lantern.This has the form of ordinary chimneys, except that it is provided withan opening 5 in its lower end adjacent to the rim which rests againstthe diaphragm 3. This opening, as shown, is elongated in the directionof the circumference of the chimney, but it may take any form renderednecessary by the peculiar shape of any special chimney. For the purposeof closing this opening 5, I provide a hinged closure 6 having the formof a plate conforming to the profile of the chimney at the lower endthereof, and also conforming to the curved contour of the chimney. Thisplate, at its lower edge, at its middle, is cut away, and

the two ends of the plate are turned over to form beads 7 for thereception of a pintle 8.

In order to support the closure, I provide a slotted base strip or plate9 which, at its outer end, is upwardly bent as at 10 and then outwardlybent as at 11 to fit over the marginal flange that usually surrounds theedge of the diaphragm. 3. At its end, the material of the flange 11 isbent around the pintle 8 at the middle thereof. The plate or closure 6has thus a hinged connection with the end of the base 9. A coil spring12 surrounds the pintle, one end of which bears against the plate, theother end being fixed to the base in any desired manner. This coilspring acts to force the plate up against the opening 5 of the lampchimney, and thus normally closes this opening. At its inner end, thebase strip 9 is upwardly bent as at 13 and laterally elongated to form arelatively wide support for a strip of sand paper 14. This sand paper orequivalent material, is held in place by turning over the ends of thestrip 13 and turning down a small projecting ear 15 on the upper side ofthe plate 13.

To securely hold the supporting strip 13 in place, I cut a tongue 16from the strip, thus forming a slot 17 in the strip, and this tongue Ibend upwardly and then outwardly so that the upper end of the tonguebears against the up er edge of the plate 13 to which it may e connectedin any suitable manner. Bolts 19 pass down through the slot in the stripand through the perforated plate or diaphragm 9. Thus, the base stripmay be easily adjusted inwardly or upwardly radially on the diaphragm 3to suit the device to various sized lamps and various conditions ofoperation.

The operation of my device is obvious. When it is desired to light thelantern, instead of having to remove the chimney from the burner, it isonly necessary to open the door or closure 6, insert the match into thelamp chimney through the opening 5 and scratch it upon the sand paper.It will be seen that the flame of the match is shielded by the chimney,and thus is not likely to be blown out in a high wind, as very oftenoccurs in lighting ordinary lanterns. The device is simple, can beapplied to any lantern of usual construction, may be cheaply made, and Ihave found it effective in practice.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. Adevice of the character described comprising a base adapted to beattached to the chimney supporting plate of a lantern, a roughened plateformed with said base near the inner end thereof, a plate hinged to theother end of the base and adapted to close an opening through the lampchimney, and a spring holding said plate in its closing position.

2. In a device of the character described a base adapted to be attachedto the chimney supporting plate of a lantern and having an angular outerend adapted to fit over the edge of said chimney supporting plate, aroughened plate carried by said base near the inner end thereof, and aspring-pressed closing plate hinged to the outer angular end of the baseand adapted to close an opening in a lamp chimney.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a slotted base withbolts whereby it may be adjusted to the chimney support of a lantern, anupwardly extending roughened strip on the inner end of the base, and aclosing plate pivotally carried on the outer end of the base and adaptedto close an opening through a chimney, said closing plate being providedwith a spring normally holding it inward and against the chimney.

at. In a device of the character described, a slotted strip, boltspassing through the slot of said strip, whereby the base may be attachedto the supporting plate of a lantern, an upwardly turned portion on theinner end of the plate carrying a roughened material upon its face, asupport for said upwardly turned portion, and a closing plate pivoted tothe outer end of the strip adapted to close the opening through a lampchimney, and a spring attached at one end to the base and the other endof said spring bearing against the plate to force it inward.

5. The combination with a lantern, a chimney-supporting plate and achimney carried thereon and having an opening in its lower edge, of abase strip attachable to the lamp-supporting plate, the end of saidstrip being transversely extended, the upwardly turned ends of saidextended portion being bent inward, a strip of material having aroughened surface carried between said inwardly bent portion, a plateadapted to close the opening in the lamp chimney, a pintle pivotallysecuring the lower edge of the plate to the base, and a springsurrounding the pintle and having one end thereof bearing against theplate to hold it closed.

6. The combination with a lantern, a chimney-supporting plate thereon,and a chimney, said chimney having an opening at one side at its loweredge, of a base plate having a longitudinal tongue cutout therefrom,bent over and extended in the line of said plate, and then upwardlybent, the inner end of said plate being laterally extended on each sideand upwardly bent, the upper end of the tongue engaging with saidupwardly bent portion to support it, a bolt passing through the slot ofsaid plate, a pintle attached to the outer end of the plate a closingplate pivotally connected by said pintle to the outer end of the baseplate and adapted to close the opening in the lamp chimney, and a springsurrounding the pintle and having one end thereof bearing against theclosing plate to force it inward against the lamp chimney.

7. A device of the character described including a base plate, aroughened plate carried by said base plate at the inner end thereof, aclosing plate hinged to the other end of the base plate for an outwardmovement therefrom, and a spring forcing the free end of the hingedplate inward toward the base.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HILMEN G. LYNG.

